Nate Savoy

Nate Savoy

Senior Nate Savoy's silver medal in the 200 back capped off the Penn State men's swimming and diving team's final day at the Big Ten Championships as the Nittany Lions ended the four-day event in seventh place with 232 total points.

For the first time in his decorated career, Penn State senior swimmer Nate Savoy (Reading, Pa.) has been named Big Ten Swimmer of the Week, the conference announced Tuesday. Savoy, who will be swimming in his final home meet this weekend, is coming off a solid performance vs. Yale, Jan. 16-17, in which he finished first in each event he competed in.

The No. 24 Penn State men's swimming team closed out the 2013 NCAA Championships on Saturday, finishing 20th with a total of 52 points. The Nittany Lions were led by sophomore Nate Savoy (Reading, Pa.), who earned honorable mention All-America accolades for the second time in Indianapolis.

The Penn State men’s swimming team kicked off the first day of competition at the 2013 NCAA Championships on Thursday, with the 400 medley relay squad taking eight-place to earn All-America honors. The Nittany Lions finished with a time of 3:08.42 to earn All-America honors for the second straight year in the event. Penn State currently sits in 14th place with 22nd points.

The Penn State 400 medley relay earned eighth place and All-America honors late Thursday (March 22) night at the NCAA Championships. The Nittany Lions touched the wall in 3:08.77 for 22 team points. Penn State sits in 16th place after a full day of competition.

When the Penn State men's swimming & diving team returned home from Iowa City, the Nittany Lions brought home the Big Ten Freshman of the Year (Nate Savoy of Reading, Pa.) and five new school records with them from Big Ten Championships. Savoy became Penn State's first Big Ten Freshman of the Year award recipient. Five Lions were named to All-Big Ten Second Team and Penn State etched 25 new Top 10 times in school history to the record books.

Penn State men's swimmers Sean Grier (Hummelstown, Pa.) and Nate Savoy (Reading, Pa.) garnered their first career Big Ten weekly awards on Tuesday (Feb. 7) afternoon. The awards are also the first for Penn State in the 2011-12 season.